Building wall structure



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BUILDING WALL STRUCTURE A Filed NOV; l2, .1928 5 SheeltS-*Shet Y 1125.54 Y l \\\YL ll/ l/ g 4 Z. F296 e L l 'l ,l rNvEN-rof? a @SORGE H. ELL/sPatented May 26, v1931 UNITED STATES, PATENT; oFrlca GEOME H. ELLIS, OFST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO THE INSULITE COMPANY,

Ol' IINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA BUILDING WALLSTRUCTURE Application nledlovember 12,1928. Serial No. 318,776.

respect to the medial plane of the building wa l so that one ed e ofeach panel will en age said wall section at a point substantia 1y midwaybetween adjacent studding,A

said edges also engagin each other, while the opposite ed es ofsaipanels will engage said stud-ding a jacent the inner edges there.-` of,so that when the edges engaging the s studding are secured thereto, theop osite V and at the same time,

edge secured to one of said studdin Contactin edges of the panels orboar s will be force into en agement with each other and with said walsection, thereby securing the panels in position between the studdingroviding dead air spaces between the wal section and the panels. i

The particular ob'ect ,of the invention therefore is to provi e aninsulation adapted for use between Vstuddin joints and rafters comrising compresse fibrous insulating boar s adapted to be interposedbetween adjacent studding and extending lengthwise thereof, and eachhavingv ong an their opposite ed es to one of the wa 1 sections securedto t e studding, and plates or boards, preferably ofa similar insulatingmaterial, being interposed between the ends of adjacent panels to reventcirculation of air between the stud in or members between which the insuating panels are mounted. ,i

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription and accompanying drawings and will bev pointed out in theannexed claims.

`In the accompanying drawings, there has been disclosed a structuredesigned to carry out the various objects of the invention, but it is tobe understood that the invention is not confined to the exact featuresshown as various changes may be made within the sco e of the claimswhich follow.

n the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification;

Figure 1 is an enlarged detail sectional plan View on the line l1--1 ofFigure 2, showing the preferred manner of securin insulating panelsbetween the wall mem rs;

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of Figure 1, on a smaller scale;

Figure 3 is a plan view, showing one of the insulating panels removedfrom the wall structure;

Figure 4 -is a vertical section illustrating a portion of a buildin walland showing the invention embodied t erein v Figure 5 shows a modifiedconstruction wherein lthe inner edges of the insulating panels areoverlap ed; j

Figure 6 is anot er modification, showing the inner edges interlocked bythe provision of longitudinal grooves and tongue in'the contiguous edgesof the boards;

Figure 7 is a modified construction similar to the form shown in Figure1, but wherein two layers of insulating panels are used to provideadditional dead air spaces in the wall structure; and

Figure 8 is still another modification wherein a single insulating panelis interposed between adjacent studdlng.

In the selected embodiment of the invention here shown, thereisillustrated, for urposes of disclosure, a portion of a buil ing wallcomprising the usual studding 2, joists 3, and the outer wall section 4secured to the outer edges of the studding in the usual manner. Theinner wall section 5, indicated in dotted liliesin Fi re 1, usuallyconsists of a suitable plaster lise such, for example, as Wood or metallath 6, covered by plaster 7, as shown in Figure 4. A feature ofV thisinvention resides in the insulation provided between the studding 2 andthe wall sections 4 and d. The novel insulation :here shown, comprisesboards or panels the i 8 and 9, preferably of a fiber composition lyengaged, as indicated at in Figure 1. v

The outer edges of the insulating panels o r boards 8 and 9, are securedto their respective studding by means of suitable nails 11. p

When these nails are driven through the panels, and into the studding asshown in Figure 1, the edges of the panels engaged with the studdingwill tend to move in a direction towards the outer Wall section 4,thereby causing the inner abutting edges of the panels to be forcedtightly into contact with each other andv also into engagement with theinner surface of the outer wall section 4. The inner edges of the panelsmay be secured to the wall section 4 by suitable nails, if desired.

In the building art, the spacing between the studding used in theconstruction of the walls, has been standardized so that the insulatingboards orxpanels 8 and 9 may be cut to the proper width in themanufacture thereof, whereby they may be secured in position between thestuddings as shown in Figure 1, without having to be cut or fitted onthe job, especially the opposed longitudinal edges thereof. Theinsulating panels or boards may be cut to anyl suitable length desired,and are usually cut to some standard dimension at the factory.- Thus, itwill be seen that very little fitting and cutting is required toincorparate this novel' insulation in a`wall structure.

To prevent the circulation of air between the studding from one floor toanother, plates 12, preferably constructed of a material similar to thatfrom which the panels 8 and 9 are constructed, are inserted-between thecontiguous ends of the insulating boards 8 and 9. These plates 12 arealso fitted between the wall sections 4 and 5, and the studding 2,

asv shown in Figures 1 and 2, and are of a width substantially equal tothe width of the studding, so that when the outer and inner wallsections 4 and 5, respectively, are securedl to the studding, the innersurfaces thereof will engage the opposite edges of the plates 12, andthus prevent up and down circulation of air between thestudding. The P fagainst these ends of the boards or panels 8 and 9 abut plates as bestshown inv Figures 2 and 4.

Figure 4 illustrates a portion of a building comprising iloors 13 and14' and a roof 15.`

The insulating panels or boards 8 and 9 are shown incorporated in theconstruction of the vertical wall between 'the studding thereof and theouter and inner wall sections 4 and 5. The

plates 12 are shown fitted between the adjacent ends of the insulatingboards 8 and 9, and the outer and inner walll sections 4 and 5,respectively.

Figure 5 illustrates a modified. construction wherein the inner edges ofthe insulating panels 8 and 9 overlap, and are secured to the outer wall4 by suitable nails 20, driven through the overlapping edges of the twopanels. The outer or opposite edges are secured as in Figure 1.

Figure 6 illustrates another modified construction wherein the inneredges of the Y insulating panels 8 and 9 are provided with interlockinggrooves and tongues, as shown. If desired, the inner edges of thevpanels shown in this ligure may be secured by nails 20, as illustratedin Figure 5.

Figure 7 illustrates a modified construction wherein two relativelythinner insulatin panels 21 and 22 are4 used instead of the thickerpanels 8 and 9, shown in the previous figures. These thinner panels arespaced apart bysuitable spacing members 23, so as to provide dead airspaces 24 between the panels. The outer edges of the panels, or thoseengaged with the studding 2, are secured to the studdings by nails 11.The inner edges of the panels 21 and 22 are shown as abuttingly engagedwith each other, in

a manner similar to the inneredges of the panels 8 and 9, shown inFigure 1. These edges may be secured to the outer wall Isection 4`bynails 20, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 8 illustrates a form wherein a single insulating panel 28v isVemployedwhich has its opposite edges secured to adjacent studdin 1n asimilar manner, and having its interme iate portion 29 engaging the'wallY ly expedited. This will readily beseen when it is understood that thepanels ma be cut to proper size in the manufacture t ereof, soV 4 thatthey may be inserted' and secured in the wall structure with verylittle. fitting and cuttlng. It will also be noted that because of theinclined disposition o:E the insulating' anels between adjacentstudding, a plural- 1ty of dead air` spaces 25, 26, and 27 willV beprovided in the wall structure, when the wa is completed. Also, becauseof the in-Y clined arrangement of the panels 8 and '9' between thestudding, when" the outer edges thereof are secured to the studding, by.driving in the nails 11, as shown in Figure 1 the inner contactingedges of the `panels be tightly forced into engagement with each ot er,and, at the same time, into engagement with the outer wall section 4,thereby positively preventing circulationof air the dead air spaces orchambers 25,26, and

27, with the result that a building wall constructed with this form ofinsulation between the studding, and in the manner described, will besubstantially non-conductive to heat and cold.

I claim as my invention: y

1. In a buildin wall, the combination with spaced studdlng having outerand inner wall sections secured to their opposite ed of insulatingpanels arranged between ad1acent studdin and each having one edgesecured toone o? said studdings, the opposite edges of said boards beingbeveled and abuttingly engaged with each other, and said beveled edgesalso engaging one of said wall sections.

2. In a building wall, the combination with spaced studding having outerand inner wall sections secured to their opposite edges, of insulatingpanels angularly arranged between adjacent studding and each having oneedge engaged with and secured to one of said studding, the opposite edes of v' said panels being beveled and abutting y enthereof, and eachpanel having its longitudinal edges beveled in the same direction,whereby whena pair of said panels are arranged between adjacent studdinand angularly dis' osed with respect to t e medial plane of t e wall,the adjoining beveled edges of said panels may be abuttingly en gaged,and the opposite beveled edges of thepanels will abuttingly engage -thesides of said studding. y

4. In a building wall, the combination with spaced studding having awall section secured thereto, of lnsulatin panels interposed betweenadjacent studding, lengthwise thereof, and each panelhaving itslongitudinal edges beveled in the same direction, whereby when a pair ofsaid anels are arranged between adjacent stu ding and angularly disposedwith respect to the medial plane of the' wall, the adjoining bevelededges of saidpanels may be abuttingly engaged, and the opposite bevelededges of the panels will abuttinglg of said studding, the a utting yengaged edges of said panels also engaging said wall section to providedead air spaces and whereby said studdin will be reinforced.

In witness whereo I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of November1928.

GEORGE H. ELLIS.

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